“This is Europe’s man on the moon moment,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels before detailing the plans. “I’m convinced that the old growth model that is based on fossil fuels and pollution is out of date and out of touch with our planet.” (more…)
Americans’ viewpoints on energy tend to run by party. The further one is to the left the greater tends to be his appreciation for renewable energy, those on the right tend to support the continued use of fossil fuels and regard renewables as a utopian dream of socialists. Interestingly enough, however, this observation holds up quite poorly outside of the U.S. (more…)
Here’s a hypothetical conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and me.
Craig Shields: Hello, Mr. Zelensky, I’m Craig Shields, American author and businessperson, and I thank you for taking my call. Is it OK if I record our talk?
Volodymyr Zelensky: Sure. (more…)
My colleague David Duquette writes: She’s great but could use a refresher read of “How To Make Friends and Influence People.”
That’s an interesting point. As a man who tries to be as mannerly as he can, I get this. (more…)
Yes, glitter is a global hazard, and very few people would have an issue with a ban on it, but it’s another example of something that should happen in the consumer sector. I.e., if people simply didn’t buy products that are harmful to the environment, bans wouldn’t be necessary.
Nice though it was to see that Time Magazine made climate activist Greta Thunberg “Person of the Year,” in terms of raw effectiveness, neither she, nor anyone else on this planet, can come anywhere close to Vladimir Putin. Knowing that military aggression is not an option, he wisely turned to thinking this thing through, and, without firing a shot, he has brought his enemy to the point where: (more…)
I was lucky enough to have caught this terrific NPR segment on sustainable fishing during a drive today. Of course, there are macro issues like over-fishing and warming waters due to climate change, the latter of which makes it hard for roe to develop. (more…)
This piece on rising sea levels whose cover art is shown at left is published by Phys.org, part of Science X which “is a leading web-based science, research and technology news service which covers a full range of topics. (more…)
As Dolly Parton suggests here, celebrities take their careers in their hands when they express their political views, but is it wrong for them to do so if they wish? I’ve heard people make this claim, but it seems unAmerican insofar as it’s anti-free speech.
Personally, I question the sanity of Jon Voight, who said “President Lincoln, who sits here with us, I’m sure is smiling knowing America will be saved by an honest and good man who will work for all the people, no matter their creed or color.” (more…)
Even in the current political climate in the United States, some things make us proud to be Americans. I could scarcely believe my eyes when I saw the police chief of our fourth largest city take on the Republicans in Congress and their corrupt relationship with the National Rifle Association. I hope you’ll check this out: (more…)
